L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced he is reviewing the '89 case of the Menendez brothers. His office is also actively looking for more victims of Sean Diddy Combs - all this just four weeks before the DA election. Speaking of elections, your perception of crime in the country might depend on who you plan to vote for next month. And the city of Norwalk is talking with state officials after Gov. Newsom stripped its housing funding for banning new homeless shelters.
Oct 04, 2024•16 min
A bombshell from the L.A. County DA George Gascon: weeks before the election, he's reviewing the conviction of Lyle and Erik Menendez with the case fresh on the minds of millions. Plus, L.A. gets its first automatic license plate readers, and did you know those different-colored California plates are actually illegal? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Oct 03, 2024•12 min
Oct 03, 2024•18 min
The feds break up a hate group in the San Fernando Valley in an operation dubbed "Hate One Eight." Doctor enters guilty plea in the case over Matthew Perry's death, and significant progress has been made in the prolonged legal fight to reclaim property on the VA campus in West Los Angeles.
Oct 03, 2024•15 min
The largest federal takedown of a white supremacist gang sees dozens arrested in the San Fernando Valley. A "piss bandit" is on the loose in Pasadena. Another guilty plea in the Matthew Perry death case. And Bank of America customers freaked out when the app showed their balances at $0 - not a great glitch. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Oct 02, 2024•9 min
Oct 02, 2024•18 min
Antelope Valley residents do not want a man known as "The Pillowcase Rapist" to be released into their neighborhood, but a judge may rule for precisely that to happen. Hear from a Middle East expert on what's next after Iran launches missiles at Israel. And the latest from Rancho Palos Verdes and its ongoing landslides.
Oct 02, 2024•16 min
We speak to a woman who returned home from visiting family in the L.A. area to Israel, and is now taking shelter from Iran's attack. East coast ports are on strike, what does it mean for the holiday shopping season here? Residents in one L.A. neighborhood are taking matters into their own hands after a spike in burglaries. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Oct 01, 2024•11 min
Oct 01, 2024•17 min
The man arrested for hijacking a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles and murdering one of the passengers has been charged with a dozen serious crimes. Baseball legend Pete Rose has passed away at 83, and it's about to get VERY hot in Southern California.
Oct 01, 2024•24 min
A wild string of crimes starts with a carjacking and kidnapping, leads to a robbery foiled by a fog machine, and ends with traffic snarled near the ports. The man accused of hijacking an L.A. Metro bus is charged with a laundry list of crimes. Food labels in California are changing under a new law. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Oct 01, 2024•11 min
Sep 30, 2024•15 min
Fire crews are getting ready to drive that cargo full of lithium-ion batteries -- which is still smoldering -- to a remote location at the Port of L.A. A burglary crew hits three pharmacies in the San Fernando Valley in a matter of hours, and the L.A. County Sheriff's Department has a new center that's using technology to improve public safety.
Sep 28, 2024•16 min
The Vincent Thomas Bridge was still closed while fire officials devised a plan to remove an overturned truck that went up in flames over 24 hours earlier with lithium-ion batteries on board. Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing speed cameras to be installed at five locations along Pacific Coast Highway. In more camera-related news, the LASD cut the ribbon Friday on a 'Real Time Watch Center' that will live-stream footage during emergencies using public-facing cameras owned by peo...
Sep 27, 2024•10 min
The Port of LA shut down possibly another 24 hours while a lithium battery fire continues to burn and "Harry Potter" star Maggie Smith has died.
Sep 27, 2024•17 min
A major hazmat alert is causing chaos in the L.A. Harbor area after a truck carrying lithium batteries rolled over and caught fire. The LAPD will increase its patrols across multiple communities to combat flash mob robberies, and a man in Santa Monica is using light and sound to encourage some homeless people to move along.
Sep 27, 2024•15 min
A truck carrying lithium ion batteries flipped near the Port of L.A., triggering an evacuation and the shutdown of the Vincent Thomas Bridge for as long as two days. There's an arrest in the vandalism of the Hollywood Hills mansions owned by a MLB scion. Will UCLA need a new baseball stadium? A judge has ordered it shut down. And there's a dispute over Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 home run ball. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships
Sep 26, 2024•11 min
Sep 26, 2024•17 min
New information about the hijacking of a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles. More details regarding the explosion at a Santa Maria courthouse on Wednesday that injured five people. And L.A. County officials are being accused of looking the other way as children housed in county probation boot camps were raped and abused.
Sep 26, 2024•16 min
The alleged hijacker of an L.A. Metro bus is being held on $2 million bail after a murderous, terrifying ride through South L.A. that ended downtown. Metro is piloting a weapon detection system but how much will it cost to implement? Another Secret Service failure: a man with a gun reportedly got near former president Obama in Hollywood. And a lawsuit alleges white supremacists are running a rehab in the Valley. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Sep 25, 2024•9 min
LAPD brings a deadly Metro bus hijacking to an end and Governor Newsom signs a slew of new gun control bills.
Sep 25, 2024•17 min
A school counselor in West Los Angeles is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student, and law enforcement believes there may be more victims. Orange County Supervisors voted unanimously to censure Andrew Do amid concerns about his involvement in a federal investigation into a nonprofit to which his daughter is connected. And another woman comes forward to accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault.
Sep 25, 2024•15 min
An 11th woman comes forward to accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault. An Orange County supervisor is censured by his colleagues amid an investigation involving disappearing taxpayer money. A new respiratory virus is causing a rare, debilitating illness in children. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Sep 24, 2024•11 min
Several new laws designed to stop street races and takeovers are now on the books in California and President Biden addresses the United Nations for the last time.
Sep 24, 2024•17 min
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to restrict the use of cell phones in schools across California, set to take effect in 2026. Botanical bandits are stealing succulents from the wild, and experts from the Huntington Botanical Gardens say it's hurting the environment. And according to a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, energy giant ExxonMobil is operating a decades-long "campaign of deception" regarding how much plastic waste the company can recycle, causing irreversible ...
Sep 24, 2024•16 min
The California attorney general is suing ExxonMobil, claiming its plastic recycling side business is not what it claims to be. There's a new plastic bag ban in California, and this time even those thicker bags will be gone - but not until 2026. If you smelled smoke on the west side today, we'll tell you where it was coming from. And who's stealing succulents? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Sep 23, 2024•9 min
A man has been shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in the South Coast Plaza parking lot and it's the end of plastic bags at grocery stores in the state.
Sep 23, 2024•17 min
Manhattan Beach police are investigating a brazen theft of $1 million in cash taken from a victim's car while dropping off their kid at school, leaving everyone with a few burning questions. Squatters and vandals have taken over a multimillion-dollar mansion in the Hollywood Hills - the people who live nearby want the city to take action. And eight firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority were injured in a crash on Thursday night - we get an update on their condition.
Sep 21, 2024•16 min
A mansion on Mulholland Drive has been taken over by aggressive squatters and covered in graffiti, and neighbors say they want the owner's father, who owns the Philadelphia Phillies, to do something about it. Who brings a million dollars in cash to their kid's school? That's what cops in Manhattan Beach want to know because it got stolen. What will Gov. Newsom do about a sweeping AI bill sitting on his desk? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.
Sep 20, 2024•10 min
Several firefighters have been injured when their truck rolled over in Orange County and police are investigating a murder in Venice.
Sep 20, 2024•17 min
